Posted on 17/02/2018

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Arturia Matrixbrute Analog Synth

STUDIO :: GEAR :: SYNTHS :: ARTURIA MATRIXBRUTE PLAY MUSIC The Arturia MatrixBrute is a duophonic fully analog synthesizer, with digital control. I acquired the unit in December 2017. I found it to be a interesting synth, with the Steiner / Moog dual filter combo, and the large modulation matrix, that makes it comparable to [...]

Posted on 25/10/2016

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MakeNoise René – Sequencer

René by MakeNoise is called “Cartesian Sequencer” because of it’s abilitiy to jump around non-linearly in a sequence, controlled by external voltages. This makes it possible to generate endless variations on the 16 steps in a sequence, since the position and pattern can be constantly shifted. Another great feature of René is the size. Compared to […]

Posted on 24/05/2016

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Sonic Academy ANA Synthesizer

ANA is definitely a well-equppped subtractive synth, capable of producing all standard virtual analog flavours. Plenty of everything, and a large modulation matrix caters for some very complex possibilities. I acquired it mostly because of the randomizing feature, which is very much in line with my current generative music experiments. And ANA does deliver some wildly unpredictable […]

Posted on 19/04/2016

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Arkaos Grand VJ

In early 2016 I acquired the Arkaos “Grand VJ” software. This Mac OSX app can run MIDI-synchronised video, graphics and images to the music. You assign clips and images to MIDI note numbers and send these numbers from your DAW or MIDI sequencer in sync with the music. You can even perform the video live on […]

Posted on 31/03/2016

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Roland JP-08 Boutique

It is not the size that matters.... The Fluxic synth collection has been expanded by 2 Roland JP-08 Boutique "Jupiters". Although not a full Jupiter-8, it has roughly the same architecture, and brings back the tactile interface, the fat sound and the fast editing. I owned an original Jupiter-8 from 1984 to 1986. It was coupled [...]

Posted on 03/02/2016

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Qu-Bit: Nebulae

Acquired: September 2015 This excellent Eurorack module can be used and abused in many interesting ways. It is featured quite heavily in Fluxic Live Studio Concerts. The unit can read WAV samples off a USB memory stick, and grainify them under voltage control. Check it out on MuffWiggler  

Posted on 01/02/2016

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Telestream WireCast

Fluxic now incorporates a full TV-station With the addition of the Telestream WireCast software for the Mac Pro, future Fluxic events and concerts can now be live streamed directly from the studio. I am currently carrying out experiments with a basic setup of 2 HDMI cameras and a webcam, with extra cameras planned. Expect the first webcast […]